In this book, Han & O'Mahoney gather and assess historical evidence to demonstrate the different ways in which the British empire spread laws criminalizing homosexual conduct amongst its colonies. Evidence includes case studies of former British colonies and the common law and criminal codes like the Indian Penal Code of 1860 and the Queensland Criminal Code of 1899. Surveying a wide range of countries, the authors scrutinise whether ex-British colonies are more likely to have laws that criminalize homosexual conduct than other ex-colonies or other states in general They interrogate the claim that British imperialism uniquely ‘poisoned’ societies against homosexuality, and look at the legacies of colonialism and the politics and legal status of homosexuality across the globe.

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​Contestation and Adaptation: The Politics of National Identity in China(London and New York: Oxford University Press, hardcover 2013 & paperback 2016)

This book unravels the complexities of national-identity contestation among ethnic minority groups in China. It focuses on the interactions between domestic and international forces that inform ethnic groups' national-identity contestation, positing a theoretical framework where international factors play a significant role in determining why and when ethnic groups will contest the national identities imposed on them by central governments as part of the nation-building process. Contestation and Adaptation sheds light on the nation-building processes in China over the past six decades and the ways that different groups, such as the Tibetan, Uyhgur, Mongolian, Korean, and Dai communities have resisted or acquiesced in their dealings with the Chinese state and majority Han Chinese society.